The results are in for our reader awards. Hundreds of you voted for your favorites with some interesting results.

Thank you to all of you who voted.

The winners are listed below:

Innovator of the year
Winner - The Lloyd's Exchange
Runner Up - Barrack Obama

Broker of the year
Winner - Guy Carpenter
Runner Up - Aon Benfield

Bermudian reinsurer of the year
Winner - Partner Re
Runner Up - Validus

US reinsurer of the year
Winner - Berkshire Hathaway
Runner Up - Transatlantic Re

European reinsurer of the year
Winner - Scor
Runner Up - a tie between Munich Re and Swiss Re

Emerging markets player of the year
Winner - Korean Re
Runner up - Gulf Re

Insurer of the year
Winner - Allianz
Runner Up - Zurich

London market reinsurer of the year
Winner - Catlin
Runner Up - Hiscox

Legal firm of the year
Winner - Clyde & Co
Runner Up - Lovell's

Newcomer of the year
Winner - Barbican
Runner Up - Novae Re

Reinsurance personality of the year
Winner - Jim Bryce (IPC)
Runner Up - Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway)

Person of achievement award
Winner - Rolf Tolle (Lloyd's)
Runner Up - Dennis Kessler (Scor)

For more details and comments from the winners make sure you read your December copy of Reinsurance

Have a good weekend.